Which of the following Scorpene Class Submarines was commissioned into Indian Navy in January, 2023?

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Correct — C, INS Vagir. INS Vagir (S25) was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 23 January 2023. She is the fifth submarine of the Kalvari class — India's Scorpene-design, diesel-electric attack submarines built at Mazagon Dock, Mumbai under Project-75 with French collaboration (Naval Group). All four options are Scorpene/Kalvari-class boats, but only Vagir joined the fleet in January 2023.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) INS Karanj (S23) is the third boat of the class, commissioned in March 2021 — not January 2023.  (b) INS Kalvari (S21) is the FIRST of the class and lends it its name, commissioned back in December 2017.  (d) INS Vela (S24) is the fourth boat, commissioned in November 2021 — earlier than Vagir.

Concept: The Kalvari class is a set of six diesel-electric attack submarines built for the Indian Navy under Project-75, based on France's Scorpene design (Naval Group) and constructed at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders, Mumbai. The boats are named after earlier Indian Navy submarines: Kalvari, Khanderi, Karanj, Vela, Vagir and Vagsheer.

State PCS 2023 Q25 — Current Affairs PYQ with Answer

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